Will Macdonald will become the new GSP?

What abt Condit?He was awesome vs Condit...
When I watch the fight live,I thought the stoppage was OK.But,the second and third time I watch the fight,I found the stoppage to be....disputable!Early would be more like it.
He was still moving and defending himself...4:51 in the 3rd!!!!

But,imo,his young age played a role in the stoppage.Herb wasnt going to take chances with a young fighter!(personal opinion!).

Your issue seems to be that he's boring. I'm pointing put that he's not, and he's got the fights to prove it.

I see your point. I guess I'm trying to say that when he actually fights someone that is more to his skill level and/or doesn't have such a huge size advantage over then he becomes very GSP like and fights very conservative. I can't stand that sheet. To me that's boring. Call it smart I call it boring and it doesn't make me want to watch fighters like that nor will I buy the PPV.

I see your point. I guess I'm trying to say that when he actually fights someone that is more to his skill level and/or doesn't have such a huge size advantage over then he becomes very GSP like and fights very conservative. I can't stand that sheet. To me that's boring. Call it smart I call it boring and it doesn't make me want to watch fighters like that nor will I buy the PPV.

Your argument is based on 1 fight though. It's not exactly a great number of fights to completely judge someone on.

Maybe I expect more when everyone is hyping this dude up. You think he'd fight aggressively against Condit or Hendricks? I don't think so.

Its not abt this quote!
I'm sorry!I really dont know why I did not replied to you in my previous comment!!!Brain fart maybe....
Plus I quoted you "manually"....I was on my laptop...no reasons to do so (on my cell,sometimes it happens).

Its not abt this quote!
I'm sorry!I really dont know why I did not replied to you in my previous comment!!!Brain fart maybe....
Plus I quoted you "manually"....I was on my laptop...no reasons to do so (on my cell,sometimes it happens).

Maybe I expect more when everyone is hyping this dude up. You think he'd fight aggressively against Condit or Hendricks? I don't think so.

He fought Condit and it was a pretty exciting fight, it takes two. Rory wasn't exactly pushing the pace obviously but He had to respect that power of Jake. I think everyone including Rory was expecting a little bit more aggression out of Jake but that didn't happen. If he fought Hendricks he would be more aggressive push for takedowns and more power shots to force his hand. Rory says he wants to fight before the end of the year, put him in there against Robbie Lawler at 166.

He fought Condit and it was a pretty exciting fight, it takes two. Rory wasn't exactly pushing the pace obviously but He had to respect that power of Jake. I think everyone including Rory was expecting a little bit more aggression out of Jake but that didn't happen. If he fought Hendricks he would be more aggressive push for takedowns and more power shots to force his hand. Rory says he wants to fight before the end of the year, put him in there against Robbie Lawler at 166.

I guess we'll see unless Dana puts Rory against, I don't know let's say.......Frankie Edgar <-----extreme sarcasm. I think Lawler/Macdonald would be awesome. Lawler has already proven he can fight at a championship level AND he's looking WAY better than he has in the past. I like that match up.

Rory has gained a lot in the defensive kickboxing. The way he was throwing his elbow backwards to parry counters was slick.

When it comes to all aspects of the game he is getting really high level. His problem tonight was the lack of pace. Condit pushed the pace and Rory spurttered. I would think that he was holding back to insure he did not make such a mistake, but it seemed like he went to sparring mode once he realized he did not have to push the pace against Ellenberger. I do not think he can stay on the outside and pick apart gsp in the same manner.

Rory has gained a lot in the defensive kickboxing. The way he was throwing his elbow backwards to parry counters was slick.

When it comes to all aspects of the game he is getting really high level. His problem tonight was the lack of pace. Condit pushed the pace and Rory spurttered. I would think that he was holding back to insure he did not make such a mistake, but it seemed like he went to sparring mode once he realized he did not have to push the pace against Ellenberger. I do not think he can stay on the outside and pick apart gsp in the same manner.

Rory has gained a lot in the defensive kickboxing. The way he was throwing his elbow backwards to parry counters was slick.

When it comes to all aspects of the game he is getting really high level. His problem tonight was the lack of pace. Condit pushed the pace and Rory spurttered. I would think that he was holding back to insure he did not make such a mistake, but it seemed like he went to sparring mode once he realized he did not have to push the pace against Ellenberger. I do not think he can stay on the outside and pick apart gsp in the same manner.

I'm not sure how much of Rory's improvement comes from training with GSP. so it's hard to determine if Rory is ready for GSP. the reason why Kos and Fitch and now Cain and Cormier are not willing to fight is cause they're training together raises and keeps their game at a high level, they're dependent on each other.
but how I see Rory changing into a risk free fighter. I know he convincingly beat Penn, but he had a defeated opponent in front of him and did not look to finish him. Rory's fight with Jake shows that even more so. 'cause Rory was in the lead, and winning off of his jab and footwork alone he didn't look to do anything else. the drawback of looking to fight risk free is that the fighter becomes too game plan dependent and takes away their ability to take advantage of openings that are there that could lead to stoppage wins. Jake had no answers and was there to get hit, Rory didn't look to open up his offense.
as far as GSP-Rory goes, well GSP's in and out movement is still the best @ WW, and he'd be able to get on the inside of Rory's range. as far as Rory vs Condit-Kampmann winner, will I think he beats Martin, but would lose to Condit again 'cause Condits length and aggression would be hard for him to deal with still

imo, it was 90% Ellenberger's fault that Rory was boring... Rory was clearly winning so why should he have tried anything different? i do fault him 10% because I think fighters should try to put on a show even if by doing so they risking losing, but only 10% because he's still so young and this was his biggest fight to date so can't blame the guy too much for being cautious...